[b]Back at HQ[/b]

[i]"My name is Kilian Darukk and I've lived on the planet Earth now for roughly three weeks. I met this hero of heroes called Superman from the dead planet Krypton in a city called Metropolis. Apparently he met some other Cargg native from the future and welcomed me into this business of heroes with open arms along with another more patriotic kid, funny enough called Patriot. In our second mission out, as a group in Star City, we somehow managed to hospitalize a 2nd string supervillain named Icicle. We just found out from Batman and Engineer that he was catching a glimpse of his son at a local school after his ex filed something called an order of protection...."[/i] the Carggite thought to himself, as if monologue'ing his story to an audience. He would later watch the television show Scrubs and feel less awkward about it.

"It shouldn't have taken all of you to handle a minor threat like Icicle. After a school officer noticed Mahkent all hell broke loose before you got there, that's the only reason I'm not taking you out of the field. You can't all go in playing cowboy." Batman spoke in a grizzly tone.

"Some of you acted with restraint, which shows discipline. However, all of you need to continue to develop and master your abilities. You fracture another villains jaw and shatter teeth, Patriot, I'll take your membership in this group to a vote with the rest of the League. Superman may be used to more powerhouses in Metropolis, but we don't try to punch people through buildings on the regular around here..." the Engineer began saying as Superman entered the underground HQ.

Superman pulled the other two Leaguers to the side in the lobby/lounge area of the base on the opposite side of where the young heroes had been gathered to get reprimanded. They spoke for several minutes about League business.

[i]"Superman is supposed to be this ultimate superhero and the inspiration for damn near every hero that came after him. I read his file earlier this week. Between the Kryptonian and Batman it was like reading two completely different novels. He [Superman] still looks like he did when he first started doing the hero thing over a decade ago in his t-shirt and cape. Only the slightest bit of gray in his hair. When he comes into a room everyone is on their toes. Just being in the same room as somebody who's such an inspiration makes me want to stand a little taller. I wonder what they're talking about..."[/i] Ditto continued thinking to himself before making a duplicate to run to the kitchen to grab a few bottles of water for everyone on the team.

~KL~